[kiryandil]

Don’t confuse a local lan with the internet. When they say “NOT NETWORKED” they mean out to the internet.

I have a degree in computer science and worked in the field, child.

[BiglyCommentary]

Maybe a degree or a few remedial classes in basic reading and English is what you need smart mouth.

"The "non-networked machines" are part of a network. Got it! "

NO YOU DIDN'T GET IT!

From the article:

"Given the specifics, such as the files being saved on Ethernet-connected, high-performance network drives, "

"Even if one considers lag-time, buffering, or some type of computer processor or network-caused “ebb and flow”,"

[Robert A Cook PE]

Once the wires are connected to a second box, your data is networked. Once networked, the ease of corruption goes up by the cube of the number of wires, transmitters, and receivers.